Danny Russell

Athletic Coordinator/Head Football Coach

Coach Russell is excited to be beginning his sixth year as head coach and 24th total at GHS. He returned after being the head coach at Wichita Falls for three years where he led them to deep playoff runs in back to back years. Prior to that he was the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach at GHS from 2001--2012 A lifelong Owl he is a 1984 graduate of GHS. While there he was selected to the All-Metroplex and All-District teams in both football and baseball. He attended Panola College and the University of North Texas on baseball scholarships and captured All-Conference honors at both stops. He was the secondary coach for the 1999 state championship team and also helped coach the North all-stars to victory in the 2001 THSCA All-Star game. Coach Russell received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Texas in 1989 and his Master’s Degree from Lamar University in 2009. He and his lovely wife Phyllis have three beautiful children and Chris, Alicia and Cody and three beautiful grandchildren-Macy, Dillon and Olivia

Varsity Coaches

Andrew Cano
D-Line

​Coach Cano is entering his 4th year coaching at Garland High School. He graduated from Garland in 2010 along with receiving 1st team all-district playing OL for the owls. Coach Cano graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering. His lady, Celeste, gave birth to their son, AJ, earlier this year.

Scott Cooper
Defensive Line

Coach Cooper is beginning his 18th season with Garland High School.  Scott graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2004, where he majored in History and minored in Government.  He also received his Masters degree in Educational Administration from Lamar University in 2011.  He is a 2000 graduate of Tuloso-Midway High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. He and his wife Stefanie have three sons, Dane (12), Brock (10) & Kade (6).

Justin Curtis
Wide Revievers

This will be Coach Curtis’s 26th year of coaching football and will be his sixth year at Garland High School.  Coach Curtis will be coaching receivers for the fourth year.  Prior to coming to Garland High School, Coach Curtis has been at several spots in Texas and Oklahoma.  Coach Curtis was the Co-Defensive Coordinator at Richardson H.S. and has been at South Grand Prairie and Mansfield Timberview coaching the secondary.  In Oklahoma he had stops at Del City, Edmond, Santa Fe and Carl Albert High School winning the State Championship in 2009.  Coach Curtis received his B.S. in 1995 from Oklahoma State University and completed his Masters in Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2003.  His family includes his wife Tracy and daughter Caitlin.

Everett Daniels
Defensive Coordinator

Coach Daniels is a graduate of the University of Houston, where he played linebacker. He signed free agent deal with the Dallas Cowboys post graduation. He also received the honors of 2 time All conference while at Trinity Valley as well as being named a 2 time all district linebacker while at Sachse HS. he has been coaching for 7 years spending 5 at South Oak Cliff, 1 year at Mellisa HS and is entering his 2nd year coaching at Garland. Coach Daniels has helped mentor 5 all state lbs as well as many college athletes. he is engaged to his fiance Shalexsis Willis and has three children Ryland, Rakeem and Easton

Brandon Doty
Offensive Coordinator

Coach Doty grew up in Burkburnett, TX and graduated from high school there in 1999. He attended college at Southwestern Oklahoma State University on a baseball scholarship and graduated from there with a degree in Kinesiology. After graduation from SWOSU, he coached at Moore High School for a semester. The first 8 years of his coaching profession was spent in Wylie ISD where he coached at both Wylie High School and Wylie East High School. In 2008 Coach Doty had the honor of coaching in the 5A state championship game. He the coached for 3 years at Wichita Falls High School where in 2013 the team made it to the state quarterfinals. This will be Coach Doty’s 16th year of coaching and he has had the privilege of making the playoffs 11 of those 16 years. He has been married to his wife Andie for 17 years who is an assistant principal at Wylie High School. They have two wonderful children together Will (14) and Kate (12).

Bryan King
Defensive Backs

Coach King is in his 6th year at Garland High School. He coaches defensive backs.  A 2009 graduate of Martin High school, he participated in football and track. He attended Texas Tech University where he attained a degree in Multidisciplinary Sciences of Education. Coach King is also an assistant coach for the Garland Owl soccer team. He and his wife Elizabeth have been married for 3 years.

Matt Maxwell
Running Backs

Coach Maxwell was born and raised in Garland he is a 2003 graduate of Garland High School. He attended McPherson College in McPherson, KS on a football scholarship and graduated with a degree in Kinesiology in 2007. After graduation from McPherson, he coached running backs during the 2007 football season. Coach Maxwell is entering his sixth year at Garland and his fourteenth year overall. Prior to Garland, Coach Maxwell coached for five years in Wylie ISD at both Wylie High and Wylie East and three years at Wichita Falls High School. Coach Maxwell and his wife Stephanie have two amazing children Hallie (15) and Peyton (18).

Jared Monk
Quarterbacks/ Head Track Coach

Coach Monk was born and raised in Wylie, Tx. He had the privilege of playing in the 2008 5A state championship game. Coach Monk Received a college scholarship to Baylor University and played TE for the Bears from 2009-2013. Coach Monk was a part of the first Big 12 Championship for Baylor. Monk graduated from Baylor in May of 2014 with a degree in General Studies. Monk spent 2 years coaching receivers in Wichita Falls and is entering his 6th season with the Owls. Coach Monk is excited about the opportunity to coach football at Garland High this season and looks forward to a great year. Monk married his wife Victoria in April of 2016.

Kyle Sanders
Offensive Line

Coach Sanders is in his sixth year at Garland High School after serving as the Offensive Coordinator at West Mesquite.  He is a 1996 graduate of Monahans High School.  He attended Texas Tech University and completed his B.A. in History in 2000, and his Masters in Sport Psychology in 2002.  While at Tech, Coach Sanders started at Center and Guard and played in 3 Bowl Games for the Red Raiders under coaches Spike Dykes and Mike Leach.  Coach Sanders began his coaching career at Texas Tech from 2000 to 2002 and coached in the 2001 Alamo Bowl.  In 21 years of coaching he has been the offensive coordinator at Caddo Mills, Sachse, and Royse City and has coached at Wylie East.  Coach Sanders and his wife Jo Anna have two children- Dylan (18) and Skylar (10).

Victor Picon
Offensive Line

​This is Coach Picon’s 7th year at GHS and he is coaching Offensive Line and teaching Spanish.  He is a graduate of McMurry University (class of 2001) were he played offensive guard and received 1st Team All-Conference honors.  Coach Picon coached at Galena Park Middle School for 9 years and at Bryan HS for 4 years.  He is married to Maria D. Rojas (Garland HS class of 97) and has 4 children: Carolina (5) Rebecca (6), Rosalie (13), Victor (16), and Victoria (21) a Garland High graduate.

Freshmen Coaches

Danny Davis
OL/LB

​Danny Davis begins 18th year coaching and his 12th at GHS. His previous coaching stops include Kopperl High School, Bussey Middle School, and Community High School. He is a graduate of Richardson High School and Texas A&M University with a degree in Physics. He and his wife Cortney are raising a son, Rhyne, and a daughter, Fiona.

Jared Manor
WR/DL

Coach Manor is entering his first year here at Garland. Coach Manor ran track while attending high school in Austin. He also was a power lifter during his time at Texas State University.  Coach has been in the DFW area for the last 5 years and is married with no children. He is both eager and excited to get the season underway.

Cedric Mitchell
RB/DB

Coach Mitchell is entering his second year at GHS having graduated from the University of Texas at  Austin with a Bachelors in Liberal Art.  Coach Mitchell played college football while at the University of Texas and Midwestern state University.  Coach Mitchell is married with three beautiful children.

Tatom Thomas
WR/DB

Coach Thomas is entering his First Year at GHS having graduated from The University of North Texas with a Bachelors in Accounting. He also played baseball at Wayland Baptist University. Coach Thomas is happily married with two twin girls.

Anthony Woodson
OL/DL

Coach Woodson is entering his First Year at GHS and sixth year in coaching. He spent the previous 5 years at DeSoto.  Coach Woodson played defensive tackle at Missouri State University were he graduated with a degree in Sociology.  

Johnny McCoy
 Track Coach

​Coach McCoy is beginning his 15th year as the Boy’s Track Coach. The Owls finished sixth at the state track meet in 2007 and second in the state track meet in 2006 and Coach McCoy was named the Dallas Morning News Track Coach of the Year. He led the Owls to the Regional Championship in 2004 and a sixth place finish in the state. He was the assistant girl’s track coach for the previous twelve years. Coach McCoy played football and ran track for GHS. He was the anchor leg on the 1977 State Champion 4X100 relay team. He was also a candidate for the 1980 US Olympic team. He played professional football in the Canadian and United States Football Leagues. In 2008, Coach McCoy was elected to the Garland Sports Hall of Fame. Johnny and his wife Starla have four children. Monique, Tommy, Johnnica, and Johnny, Jr. (J.J.). 

Bill Brooks
Trainer

Coach Brooks is entering his 13th year in GISD. This is his third year at GHS after having worked 10 years at Naaman Forest. He is a veteran athletic trainer and has worked with two NFL teams during his career, Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals. Coach Brooks attended Garland High School. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and a Masters from Georgia State University. He is married to Donise and they have a son, Hamilton, who played on the 2006 Semi-final team

David Baker
Trainer

​Coach Baker is beginning his 43rd yr in GISD.  Coach Baker is a graduate of Austin College with grad work including SMU, DBU, USOC, NASM and TAMU-Commerce.  He received a Masters of Education from TAMU/C and has 47yrs of experience in athletic training, including work @ SMU, GHS, Lakeview Centennial, Rowlett HS, and North Garland HS.  Mike is married to Becky Cowan-Baker, they have two children Christopher and Jennifer and granddaughter Sofee Jo.